Alia Zafar

Director HR & Facilitates management

Commonwealth Secretariat

Alia Zafar – Director at Commonwealth Secretariat, London, has 29 years of experience in diverse sectors starting with public financial management and has been the first woman to make it as governing board member of a cricket board in Asia and remains on some boards linked to culture, women in sports and finance. Her work in digital transformations, Social Entrepreneurship, DEI, disability inclusion and Human Resources Management has earned her multiple awards. she has been engaged with running the largest national Hackathon in Pakistan leading to 10 startups showcasing at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2023; a Speaker on AI at the Tech Week London; mentoring women leaders and entrepreneurs at the Women Directors’ Program at Myanmar; and has worked with governments on Governance, Climate, Gender, strategy for National Energy Efficiency and Conservation. Her idea of connectivity of ISEP, INSEAD community was taken up and led to the inception of the Hans Wahl Impact Entrepreneurs Community of which she is one of the global managers. She is an art historian specializing in mid nineteenth century art from Punjab and has written the critically acclaimed book ‘The magnificent Heritage of Punjab”.

2026 AHRMIO Annual Conference

Welcome to AAC26—where the AHRMIO community gathers to set direction, steer wisely, and take the plunge into the next era of HR leadership. With the compass leading to Copenhagen, we will explore how HR can advance People, Purpose & Progress – strengthening trust and culture, building future capabilities, and shaping responsible transformation in international organizations.

Co-Hosted by UNFPA and UNOPS at UN City

Let’s create impact together.

AHRMIO Annual Conference pages

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